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=== Description === | === Description === | ||
The County was named for Commodore Stephen Decatur, of the United States Navy. | |||
<ref>Genealogy Trails History Group, “Decatur, Kansas Genealogy and History”, "http://genealogytrails.com/kan/decatur/ 8/10/2017."</ref> The County has Oberlin as its seat and the County was created March 20, 1873. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Decatur, Kansas," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decatur_County,_Kansas" 8/10/2017.</ref> | |||
=== County Courthouse === | === County Courthouse === | ||
{{KS Courthouse Intro|Decatur}} | {{KS Courthouse Intro|Decatur}} | ||